The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-12-23

to say, as the topic for the Sundays
lesson: "Thou shalt love thy neigh.
Dor as thyselt.n He watched her
and every time she came near him
would try to engage her ip conYer.
satiOn, but she kept repeating the
admonisbiug words: "Thou shalt
lore thy neighbor as thyself" until
they rung in his ears, and would
not leave him. As usual when the
church bell sounded he, with bis
good wife was prompt to respond.
To-day with the words of bis little
daughter ringing in bis ears, be
listened perhaps a little more
tbOughtfully' to the words of the
preacher. But as if messag ge from
the good Book, was intended cspe-
ciaIly for him, the preacher an
nounced as his text: ''Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyselt p
His conscience now thoroughly
aroused, burned within him him
self outwar,lly calm, the little girl
beside him felt the hand that held
hers lovingly, twitch nervOusly as
the preacher expoundcd the text,
repeating and explaining how hard
1t is for a rich man to enter the
kingdom OF heaven, aud then the
parable of "the man who fell among
thieves" and finally dwelling upon
mans duty to his neigbbor, and
when be torcIbly brought out the
tact that Goti's poor and anfortGn-
ate, we're especially our ueighbOrs,
and THAT selfish man could not
fultill his duty, she alone observed
a tear fall, aud as quickly wiped
away. No longer did he listen me-
but with lively inter
est. The good man wished particu-
larly at this season of rejoicing for
sacIl one to bauIsh every trace OF
from their hearts, see
hat the poor and unfortunate were
made glad OH Christmas. If each
would do his duty no one need be
eft desoIate.
Mr.. Wilson went home resolved
hat se!Jiskaess slloulu no lvHger
hold bim in chalns. He began the
GOOD work ut once UpOnrsachiug
bis Office the next in0Inlng he sent
Tor young Mr.. Brown, a nan with
! wife aud little chiidren, ana upop
whose home aud all, he held a mort
gage.
swell Robert," said he, you have
l0uc the best you could, l want 10
'elease my claim On you, here are
lOur papers, begin the year free,
lnd / hope you will do we'll"
The tearful thanks'of the young
nan well repaid hin. Then a nep-
lew who bad asked in vain only a
hort time since, for little help to |
ave bis business, was, on Tue arr
'ival of the next mail, the happy |
ecipient of "A check Tor the desired |
mount, to be returned at leisure.
)n going home the house where
Mrs. Burton with her children lived
must be passed. Her husband was
lrowned at sea, she had just re-
covered from a spell Of fever; they.
lived near hIm-were his neighbours,
ret be knew aOthing more of them.
little Ruth was sitting on tho step
irying, her little brother by her.
When she looked up at him to see
vhO was passing, he could not help
aging;
"Why, little Que, what's the mat
err
"Nothing, only we're so cold"
Ihe answered.
"GO in aud warm yourselves
aid be.
"weYe got no fire p
"why, where's your motherF
"Sbe's sick p
ActIug unseIhshly, he entered,
aging, stake me where yonr moth
y is,1 aud when be found her too
geak to waIk yet, with no wood
EFT to make Ere, with nothing TO
nc bat what was furnished by The
Iiudness Of Others, be cbeered Der
% best be could, aud promised TO
quickly relieve her aud her little
ines. Placing n new silver dollar ia
sch little baud elor Chrisimas,' be
bis STEPS . short distance, D
nd ordered a Hice lot Of groce
les sent Immediately, aud waited
Iimself 70 see it hastily ioBe. Aud
Ihen the grocery man grovled oat
omethins about uisbing she'd pay
In Fhat she owed him, be told
Ilm to send her a Hreceipt ia fulls
{ - nme Tine On reaching
one be ordered bis uan % taks
nhelIaI.lr 4 laal al nice Cry